The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-07 00:00:00

The Budget--This Evening, Long before the gates of Westminster Hall were opened thi s morn i ng a num b er of persons assem bl e d for the purpose of securing good places in the strangers, gallery of the House of Commons this eve ning, to hear the fi nanc i a l s t a t e ment of the C hancellor of th e E xc h equer . B y seven o 'clock the long line of bench es i n St. Stephen's Hall was filled by persons who, it may be supposed from the anxiety they exhibited, fancied their interests Were at stake, and that they had something to h ope or something to fear from Mr. Glad- St one's financial exposition. On such occasions as t hese the first arrival takes the first seat, and is the first who is admitted to the gallery by the police, who are the temporary custodians of it, and I t was very evident that the gentleman who secured t hat post this morning considered himself a Nary enviable sort of person in having secured, at the sacrifice of at least 14 or 15 hours, the honour of being one of Me. Gladstone's auditors to-night. The scene presented in St. Stephen's Hall was a curious one in many respects. A man takes his seat there in the order of his arrival, and is entitled to admission to th e ga ll er y i n his turn, but if be leaves it for a moment he loses his privilege, and like a bad boy at school goes to the bottom of the class. Persons, therefore, who have an eye to business, loiter about the hall with a view to act as substitutes for those who are desirous of going out to obtain refre shment, but the majority of the people present this morning did not trust to such extraneous aid; they had supplied themselves with spirits and beer in bottles, sandwiches and other eatables in baskets, on which they enjeyed themselves through out the day. Those who had not exercised such Provident foresight were, however, not at a loss. Froth a neighbouring public house—well known for the excellence of its articles and also as the great central point fur Westminster omnibus accom ni"ellen,—a continuous supply of meats and drink, Was provided by means of special messengers, who r an up and down the ranks of patient amateur fivancialists, and secured a very fair amount of cus tom. The crowd increased as the day went on, and shortly after noon, by direction of the Speaker, the galle r y was opened for the admission of the earliest corners. &dent atque sedebunt until Mr. Gladstone shall have finished his financial statement at seven or eight o'clock this evening. Hundreds of persona Who have been waiting all day in the anxious hope of receiving financial instruction, have been obliged to go away disappointed. /TONY AND MARKEI 11 0MHZUCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. More firmness is perceptible in the money markt toqi — 3 3', and the rate for three months' bills hab advanced from to the level of the Bank of Eng .!".t A very active demand prevails in all direc tions. The biddings for 40.00.000 rupees (£400,000) in bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank of --;ugland. The proportions allotted were—to Cal cutta 22.24.000 rupees, to Bombay 16.00.000 rupees, and to Madras 1.76.000 rupees. The minimum price M adras as before :—ls 11/d per rapes on Calcutta and 41 adras, and is 11td on Bombay. The applications Viithin the limits amounted to 426 lace. Tenders on Calcutta at 2s will receive about 18 per cent., and above that price in full ; on Bombay at 2s Old about ' 6 Per cent., and on Madras at 2s Okd in full. The share list of the North Australian Company Will be closed to London applicants on Tuesday n ett, and for the provinces on Friday, the 15th inst. The subscription list of the Oriental Financial Corporation wilt be closed to London applicants on konday next, the 11th inst., and to those coming 'cno the country on Tuesday, the 12th inst. An undertaking of great importance has been Anounced, under the title of the International Land Credit Company, which purposes carrying on operations similar to those of financial and land Mortgage institutions, and also to be amalgamated with the Belgian Mortgage Bank, the Bank of In dustry and Lind Credit (Brussels), and the Vendo.. bawl Mortgage Assurance Company of Vienna; These companies have been established for some time, and have realised considerable prcfits. Thy- Industry and Land Credit guarantees to the new ehareholders a minimum dividend of 11 par cent. for the first year, and the Vendobana promises to Pay at its next meeting a dividend of 25 per cent. ' 1 le nominal capital of the new company is fixed at .£8,000,000, of which £6,000,000 is to form the first issue 'in 300,000 shares of £2O each. Or this brimber 250,000 have already been placed on the Continent, 15 , 000 in England, and the rest—viz , 36 000, are offered to the public. They are quoted 24 4 prem. r ltle prospectus has also appeared of the Com mercial Bink Corporation of India and the East, Wtt h a capital of £1,000,000 in 40,000 shares (of Which 30,000 have been already allotted) of /25 e ." 4 . This company has been specially designed 0 ,eelarge the sphere of operations of the Commer eit.l. Bank of India, established in Bombay in 1845, bo creating it a new bank under the new title, and enlarging its capital and reserve fund. It has been itl eorporated under Royal charter, which limits the liability of shareholders to double the a mount of their shares, and in consideration et t he transfer of the business and reserve fund, 20,000 shares fully paid up, with 10, 0 0 0 on which only half has been subscribed, have been allotted to pre- • 'lent proprietors, thus leaving only 10,000 shares to b a allotted to the public. This last number, how ever, is to bear a premium of £lO upon each share, ;oh, amounting to £lOO,OOO, is to be added to the reserve fund, raising that item to £150,000. 411 Calls will have to be paid prior to February ! e xt, and payment in anticipation will be allowed Iflltereat at' the rate of 5 per cent. The last week's raiLwiay receipts, ascertained up ti 3 this. day, are, in round figures, as under 1864. 1863. 'Great Western £60,417 £57,367 N orthwestern s outh-Western -I.lrigb ton hlidlnnd Boutit-Eastern 20,957 21,949 Great Northern I.p.fteashire and Yorkshire 37,090 34,550 la 2 ism! and Exeter earth Eastern 64,249 49,769 4 a * mat Eastern .. 1 anchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 15, 1 ( .8 Z 4,944 North British These returns, as compared with those of the kit:he period of last year, are generally satisfactory ; to some instances, however, there is a falling off, o wing to the early period of the year in which the ',Gatern holidays have been observed. On the 1 ,, G "at Eastern there is an increase of £3,050 ; ° " 11 Western, £7 806 ; South Western, £B5B ; °1 idland, £2,271; Great Northern, £4,431; Lan eemhire and Yorkshire, £2 640 ; North Eastern, 4,480; North British, £1,091 ; while t he Bri g hton „, "va B. decrease of £4,081 ; South Elstern, £992 ; ‘-lreat Eaettern s £1,776. Two o'CLocx. At Pnais this day, eccording to Mr. Reuter' s t o *he the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 05 c. * l a° nEaltre of attraction at the Stock Exchange - th e market for Joint Stock Banks and Mtscel . 1 li tt r ile T 3 . B , but even these descriptions of securities ° eninnicig to lose much of their recent popu. :ray, and sales having been effected, quotations TZ") in many instances, been seriously depreciated. t (11 English Funds continue heavy, with very few 41 1 sections, a nd Consols are 911 for money and t ', present account, and 911 s for May. The New Tht e " and Reduced Annuities are 83! a ; Ited 7: 3 ''• die. ; Annuities, 20 1 1 --, ; Exchequer Bills, ' 4l . lndia 5 per Cents., 105; Enfeced 5 PIT Cents., 1031, and 4s. 3s. dis. ILI the F ore i gn M ar k e t there has not been much ' •tit nation, b ut M ex i can h a ve risen to 45,1 upon t l a . 7 our a bl e statement!, respecting the fortecomiag 3 eun - Turki s h 6 per C ents ., 1862, are 711 72 ; do. ~ ta solides 53i s ; Greek 24i g ; Spanish Passive, C r , ; Port uguese , 494 ; Italian, 664 67 ; and the erifederate Loan, 53 54. be l4 the Railway Share Market the dealings have s h e n n ' v ery limited, and the few transactions recorded httin variation as regards prices. Metropo- litan have improved 165.; and South Eastern, ss. *1 he Foreign and Culonial lines are still at about former prices. Bank Sares continue in active demand, but owing to a preponderance of sales prices in some instances have given way. London and Westmin ster are quoted 91 91; Oriental Bank, 66k ; London and Brighton, 60/ 61; Alliance Bank, 541 55k; Union of London, 49 /. In the Miscellaneous Market International Financial are marked 11-7,- 121; National' Discount Company, 141 ; Credit Foncier, 111 121 f and Lon don Financial, 261 27. The current quotations for some of the principal new undertakings are subjoined—Credit Mobilier, 41 6/ prem.; Credit Foncier, 7/ prem.; City Offices, 21 3/ prem.; Thames Iron Works Company, 3 prem. ; Financial Corporation, 21-, 3/ preen. Imperial Financial, 6 ; T,-, prem.; International Land, 27 ; a prem.; Lemberg and Czernowitz Railway Company, 1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols •911 f .1 Ditto Account, April 8 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent New 2f per Cent. Jan. 1891 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2Ol f Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2; & 3 per Cent 7 3 dis Ditto £500 Ditto £lOO and £200 Sank England Stk, 4} per Ct. Ditto Account.. — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ndia Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 2lB 20 Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1570 Ditto 4 per Cent, 1883 Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent Cent Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 103} 41 f Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 99/ Ditto Bonds ETA() Ditto under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES, tlustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859 Brazilian 6 per Cent Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 ;hilian 6 per Cent. Ditto 4} pei Cent B4} Egyptian 7 per Cent lOO/ i 1 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup/tie — Ditto Account _ 25 41 / 5 Ditto Coupons 11itto Account. Italian 6 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway vlexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account.... 'loorish Imperial 5 per Cent P:ruvian 41 per Cent. ........ • .;itto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)......., Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account B6l Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account 491 Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid .. pm R if , sian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9l Ditto 41 per Cent.. 1850 • . --- Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent Oitto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred • Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Ditto Account 351 1 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account l3l Swedish, 4 per Cent. — Darkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — 94 3/ Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds 72 i Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds 72 1 Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account 1 Ditto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Loud .ti Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f... Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gnu — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Ditto Account :fallen, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 67 6i Ditto Account .. Piedmontese, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 25f Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. THREE O'CLOCK. Console Money Ditto April Account .. 4la Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market dull. No change. Sales about 5,000 bales. Importfri, 1,017. Previously, 52,574. SPORTING NOTES, The Great Metropolitan Stakes (run to morrow) will depend a good deal on the result of the City and Suburban. Should Lord Zatland win the latter it would completely extinguish his chance, as, with his penalty, he would have to carry nearly 7st., a feat never before accomplished by any three year-old--the highest weighted three-year-old who ever woa this race being Virago, in 1854, who carried 6st., including the penalty of 51b. extra for winning the City and Suburban, King Charm ing and Juco are both certain starters, Summer side, it any demonstration be made in her favour, will be difficult to dispose of, My impression is, that if Lord Z Aland is unsuccessful in the City and Suburban, the judge will place — LORD ZETLAND KING CHARMING 2 JOCO A FRESH MAN. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, April 7.—Wind this day at noon—East ; light breeze and fine weather. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, April 6—Proven, from Aalborg ; Emma, from Helsingborg. Arrived, April 7—Ranha, from Cambriosham ; Fanne Johanna, from Falkborg ; Astrea, from Dram; Dione, from Jamaica; Haibet, from Randers; Dana, from Jisfe ; Ranger, from Bordeaux, DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—China, gunboat, from China for the River; Fauna, from London for Miramichi ; Abbey Criag, from London for Quebec; Pera, screw steamer, from Southamp ton for London. AUSTRALIA, LIVERPOOL, April 6. The screw steamship Great Britain, Gray, com mander, arrived here this morning from Melbourne with dates to the 27th of January, 424 passengers, and 63,000 ounces of gold dust on freight. The third session of the third Parliament of Victoria was cpened on the 26th of January, and the Ct,ief Secretary laid on the table of the Assembly the desp :tell of the I)ake of Newcastle stating that there was no intention of sending convicts to any part of Australia, excepting only that colony situate at a great distance from all the others to which convicts have already been sent for several years past. The Post-office revenue was said to be deficient for the year of £33,000, and it was stated the reduc tion of the postal rate to 2d would occasion a further loss of /26,000, and that to frank newspapers to (Treat Britain would cost the colony £12,000 per annum. At Adelaide orders had been received to stop any further enrolment of Volunteers for New ealand. 40 men had previously enlisted. The biddings for choice lots of wool were brisk at the auction sales on the 26th, but for interior sorts there was very little competition. Tne following is a list of the projected departure of vessels for London and Liverpool : For London—Tne Dover Castle, Feb, 3; the Lincolnshire, Feb. 15 ; the Red Rover, Feb. 7; the Benares, F. b. 15 ; the Chrysolite, Feb. 15 ; the Glendower, Feb. 20; the Lady Ann, Feb. 20; the Kent, Feb. 29; the Kosciusco, early in February; the Australian and the Westminster early. For Liverpool—The Royal Standard, March 10. CONSTITUTIONAL TRANQUILLITY AT NAPLES. — There was a demonszratitm at Naples on the patro nymic fete day of Garibaldi, the 20th of March. Vast crowds assembled and roared out, 46 L,,, n i! Lumi (Light up 1) end the order was obliged to b e o b eye d. C r ies of " Rome!" "To VCIIiC3 " TTive King Garibaldi !" rather alarmed the authorities, but the demonstration spent harmlessly, albeit significantly, TILE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 7,18 MM• SHARE MARKETS —This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOK;i, Closing Business share Railways. Pai d 'l Price. done. Hat, Wol., and Str. Val. 45 Bivthe and Tyne. 10 I liOst.,Sleat.,andMid.Co et Bristol and Exeter at 'Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon B 20 C0rnwa11........ 10 D o g A."ll pets! no tip e.p an.n .div to Do • been paid to 8. , 50 Dublin & Belfast June. a 25 Dun..Perth,&A b. Juno. at Edinburgh & Glasgow. at Glasg. and S. Western. st Great Eastern, Ord. stk at Ditto A stock at I Ditto EastAnglian et at i GreatNorthof Scotland st Great Northern... at Do A stock at Do B do at Gt. S. an iW. of Ireland st 'Great Western at Do Str Val gua. stuck st Lancashire & Yorkshire st London and Blackwall at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast St Lon., Chat, and Dover at Lon. & North Western st Lon. & Scr.th Western et Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 124 Do f shares.. • et Metropolitan st Midland Do New st Do Birming. & Derby 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. 6 shares 25 Mid Kent _ 8 8i 8i 9 83 85 118 119 6j 7 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee et Nth. Eastern—Berwio., 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase st Do Leeds et Do York at Do Carlisle et North London 1 0 Do New .15.1 North Staffordshire .. to N. and S. W. Junction et Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stock st Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Weichpool Shropshire Union 'South Devon t South Eastern +1 :South Wales S. York. and River Dun :stal nes, Wok.,and Wok 15 Stockton a Darlington i 5 Do Do New, let, ,t 'fair Vale.. 10 Do B lb Do C Ulster Do 4.'0 Do ,t Vale of Neath •i Victoria sta. and Pim Waterfbrd k Kilkenny A West Cornwall W. Hartlepool ,t West Midland .oxtordl Do Newport Do Hereford' 35 37 16 17 90 92 101. 1(6 161 ,7i 6 7i 128& V29 3 / 4 1 134 1314 130 132 01 93 64i 65 109} 10911 67 (9 1031 iOli 44 45 1 1091 1091 98 99 63 b 4 L 7 )18 1281 128 j 88 100 52 63 25 tr 3 101 102 56 67 88 3 / 4 89 128 131 14 24P 78 7J ISt 11i 121 123 41 43 98 100 90i 91 'lOl 1(3 Oi 37 38 9i 10 8 8 11 165 17J 5 7 t 3 t p 94 96 Bltl risti POSSESSIONS. dailwaye o.tanne Lawren,, i%orn.,Baroda.X.Cent lne Gu. 5 per cent... 20 Do. New ... .!0 Do. E. .o,i Buffalo and Lahe tlurun >,f• Jo. Preteronee 00 ,<lilialo,l3rant,&Godrieil p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1K72 0. Do, do. July 1, 1873 00 Do. 0.0. Juuc• st (:lcutta.tS. Eastn. st Cape Town t Dock Seri ; Cock Hastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. k East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. 20 Do. do. G Ext..... Paid. all 2 0 Do. do. H do. .. ock Grand Trunk of Canada 00 Do. Ist Prey. Bonds.. ,00 Do. ao. deferred...... 00 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. 00 Do. do. deferred...... 00 Do. 3d P, ef. stock ... 00 Do. do. deferred......oo Do. 4th Pref. stock... ,00 Do. do. deferred...... ,00k t.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.o 20 Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Do. January, 1802 .. ,00k Gt. South.of india(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 204 Gt. 'W. of Canada Shares 204 Do. New ....... ,00 Closing Price. 63 /2 102 i W 3 p 1 p 6i 6 74 Eii Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. 10 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.... .0 Indian Branch Limited ►ok Madras guar., 5 p. c. ►ck Do. 4# p. o. Extension 'took Dc.4q do 20 Do. Fifth Extension ' 'took ilclb.Corp. h p. o. Buds 50 Ilelb. & Hobson's Bay NO Do. 7p. c. Hortg. Bds 20 N,wlironswick Candx Crass A and B N. iti.C'daB po Ist pi bds to( k Soinde .......... s. :ock Do. Delhi.. I to Do. do et Ou. Punjaub Do. Do. ook Do. Indus. St. Flo.) all 100 000 1 100 47 el 1311 109 / i 101 441 110 91 98) 8 64} 51 117 f 126 4 4 4 I 101 I 56i 89 fi 78i 8 34 901 i ; Basin esti done 101 IC3 V 9 101 ' 1041 105 i 1041 100 P 6 1 F 19} 20i 75 17 80 63 66 68 51 63 49 51 40 E.: 26 28 22 t 5 103 104 i 1' 1 01 3 I 103 104 10 10} 104 10}fi 92 94 81 83 103 103 IT 97 99 82 94 JOINT-STOCK BAN IBS—[Continued.] London and South-Western (lira.), 23j London and Westminster. 91 4 Merchant Bank, lira., 18i 14 Mercantile and Exchange. hm., 17 16; Metrop. and Prov. Bank (Rm.), 3J Mexican, Bm., 7 6) .1 Midland Bank (Urn.), 151 New Zealand Bank, 15 Oriental Bank Corporation. 66i Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, Um., 12i Ditto, new, Union of Australia, Dit - o, new, 32j Union of Ireland (lim.), 201 Union of London, 49 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., Bombay Gas, limited, 5/ British Indian Tea, Jim.. 51 Company of African Merchants, lim., 2 Consolidated Discount, lira., 81 Credit Foncier, 1 f 121 Crystal Palace, Ditto, pref., 115 Discount Corporation, limited, 111 ; Egyptian Commercial and:Trading . , lim., 51 } Electric Telegraph. 99 Financial Corporation, 51 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Um., loin Hudson's Bay, ISi 19 Imperial Financial, lim., 111 1 International Financial Society, 12k 11/ Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 861 71 Joint •stock Discount, lira., 1 4 Land Securities, Um., 5 3 London and Caledonian Marine, Um., 5f London Financial Association, lim., 27 61 tr Ditto, new, issued at 4 pm, 15f London General Omnibus Company, 21 Londn Provincial Marine, 4 I Mercantile Credit Association, Um., 15 Natal Land and Colonization Company, lira., 6 National Discount Company, lim., 141 13 f Nova Scotia Gold and Land, Um., Oriental Inland Steam, lim , Ottoman Financial Association, lim., 5 7 Panama, N. Zealand, and Aust. R. Mail, Royal Mail Steam, 9,1 Societe Financiere d' Egypte, lim., Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), liat., 64 I Universal Marine (Insurance), lim., 5 PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY TO GEN. GARIBALDI. MEETING OF COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL, THIS DAY. The meeting of the Court of Common Council was held to-day, and in consequence of the motion of Mr, Richard son, via., the presentation of the Freedom of the City of London to General Garibaldi, there was a very full attend- ante of members. The LORD MAYOR having taken the chair, and the pre. liminary business having been transacted, the following motion was brought forward : "The presett tam of the honorary freedom of the City of London to General Garibaldi." Mr. RICHARDSON having referred to the arrival of General Garibaldi in London, proceeded to say that he thought it presented a fitting occasion for the citizens of London to mark their appreciation of General Garibaldi by presenting to him the honorary freedom of the City of London. He felt certain that the extent of the honour intended would be rightly estimated by General Garibaldi, a noble disinterested man who had given freedom to thousands. He concluded by moving :—" That the honorary freedom of the City of London be presented to General Garibaldi on his arrival in the metropolis." Alderman Amiss, in a highly eulogistic speech, se conded the proposition. Mr. NORRIS, after some discussion, withdrew the amendment for " the previous question," and haying ma ,) e some remarks relative to the matter, concluded by moving that an address of congratulation from the city of London be presented instead of the honorary freedom. Mr. RAY supported the amendment. He said it was not competent for the court to present the honorary freedom of the City of London to General Garibaldi, because he, as an alien, could not receive it. Mr. Deputy ELLIOT supported the original question. A. great outcry had been got up against General Garibaldi because it had been said he had asked England for a million muskets, but he defied any one to prove that such an asser tion ever passed from the mouth of General Garibaldi. (Hear, hear.) It was a foul libel, and only the enemies of one who was the foremost man in the world, believed for one moment the base insinuation. (Hear, hear.) After a somewhat animated discussion, The COMMON SERGEANT put the question, when the ori ginal motion was agreed to almost unanimously. The 26th standing order of the Court having been sus pended, Mr. RICHARDSON arose, amidst loud cheers, to move that the freedom of the city, which the Court had just decided to present to General Garibaldi, be enclosed in a gold box value 100 guineas. (Cheers,) He remarked that whilst the citizens of London, by such a proceeding, would only be doing that which was right and proper, they would at the same time be honouring one of the greatest, bravest, and disinterested men of the people. (Cheers.) Alderman Dincur said ho had great pleasure in seconding the motion. (Cheers.) After a few remarks from several other members of the Court, The COMMON SERGEANT submitted the motion to the Court, when it was agreed to, amidst loud cheering. The Court then proceeded with the other business on the paper, which occasioned little or no interest, as nearly one-half the members of the Court quitted the chamber on the conclusion of the motion of Mr. Richardson. MARKE T 8 T his Day. MARK-LANE. oats, 19s 2d ; r y e , 28s 6d ; beaus, 32 s 6 d ; IMPERIAL WEEKLY AV ERAG ES.—Wheat, 40s 2d; T H E SIX WEEKS' AVERAGEq. Wheat, 40s id ; barley, 31s 4 d ; oat s, 19s 4 d ; rye, 30s 1 1 d; beans , 32s 10d ; p e as, 32s 11d, a b n ar d l e, peas 31,8302d8; ENGLIS H GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 88 , 642 ; barley, 3 7,7 91 ; o ats, 11,616 ; rye, 2 ; beans, 4 ; 665 ; p eas, lid. 734 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Although only a limited supply of home-fed beasts was on offer in to•day's market, the demand for all breeds was s heavily, The ed. The mutton tr ade top figure general in a sluggish sta te, at Monday ' s currenc y. The best Scots s old at 4s 10d per 81 "vx iB, -r th sheep we were tolerab l y well, uo t was in a most inactive eat-, an d , i n some i ns t an ces, the q for clipped sheep was 4 s 8 d per 81bs. Lambe—the supply a but don s not gave to w e sap ea 2d per vily, suppliof which was mod erate— met a slow sale, at from 6 s 4 d t o 7s 4d per B lbs. We have to r eport a dull inquiry for ca lves, on former terms. In pigs and mileh cows, very little was doing, at late rates. Per Blbs.to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Primeers-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Secondquality do. 3 10 4 2 Pme. S' thdown do .5 10 6 0 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Large arse. calves 4 4 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 5 2 5 4 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. S uc kli n g calves, 17s to 24 s ; and quarter-old store pigs , am B bs 5 .. . L 4 2. 6 to 7s 4d. Small porkers 42 4 6 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ... ......... 920 i Beast s 550 Cows .............. 130 Sheep nd lambs Sheep and lambs.... 5,4801 Ca lves ..........., 19 0 a Calves 2BO Pigs • " ...... Pigs . 250 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day,) LORD MAYOR'S COURT. (Before the Recorder and a Common Jury.) BRANDON V. RICKIEARD.-THE NEW THEATRE COMPANY (LIMITED).-SINGULAR ACTION. This was an action to recover for work and labour done. plaintiffs being a firm of attorneys, and defendant a stock broker. Mr. Henry James (instructed by Mr. Tee, of Old Jury) appeared for the plaintiffs; Mr. Sergeant Atkinson (specially retained) ; and Mr. Kemp representing de fendant. Mr. James, in opening the case to the jury, said that the present action arose out of the recent formation of a com pany known as the New Theatre Company. There was no doubt that this company created a great deal of excitement in certain circles, and some speculation ensued. The de fendant was broker to the company, and acting upon his instructions the plaintiff had performed certain work, The defendant had attacked the directors of the company in the Court of Chancery, and he asked the plaintiffs to make out the bill of costs b another person, so that it might not be known he was not the person actively moving in the matter. The bill, however, had been duly forwarded to the defen dant, who returned no answer to demands for the money, and who made no objection to the bill of costs. Eventually the defendant promised to send a cheque, but he had not done so, and he (Hr. Jones) confidently waited the result of this inquiry. Mr Brandon said—l am the plaintiff, and am an attorney of the Strand. In the first instance I was consulted by Mr. Noah, who is in partnership with my brother. That was in June last. I was consulted about 200 shares which Mr. Noah had. There was no certificates issued, no settling day was named, and the broker could not obtain his commission. Defendant was broker to the New Theatre Company, and on June 9th I met him in Abchurch lane. Defendant was of opinion that criminal proceedings fnould be taken against the directors, but I was opposed to such steps, as the directors would immediately take steps to wind up the company. I took proceedings in Chancery, and defendant said "As to the expenses I wish there to be no misunderstanding ; Noah will pay you his half and I will pay you mine." I agreed to this. Defendant particularly directed me to keep his name in the background, because as he was broker to the company it would not do for him to figure against the directors. I prepared by order of the defendant, a letter for the signatures of the shareholders. Only one signed it. On the 27th June defendant intro duced a gentleman as a purchaser of shares, and wished me to explain what I was doing. I filed a bill in equity, and succeeded in getting the certificates from the dii ectors. The certificates were handed to me, and I sent them away to the alleged purchaser, who was not at his office. Some con versation ensued, and then Mr. Noah had agreed to forego the premium upon the shares upon condition that defen dent should pay the plaintiff's bill of costs. Defendant offered me £52 10s., but I declined, and he then asked me to send in a bill to Noah and not mention his name, as he wished to keep in the background. The bill was duly made out, and application made for the amount. After many such demands I met the defendant in Change-alley, in August last, who then apologised for not sending the cheque, but promised to do before I could get back to my office. I never received the money. Messrs. Noah and Brandon stopped payment recently, and I now owe de fendant for his moiety of the bill, £69 10s. I have never had one sixpence, even for costs, out of pocket. Cross-examined—Noah's partner was my brother, and I had done law business for the firm. A bill of costs which I had direct against defendant was paid up after the threat to take proceedings. Defendant was to receive £3OO from the promoters of the company. We never take a written retainer, at least, not once in fifty times. Mr. Rickards had acted as our broker for thirteen or fourteen years. He had a great interest in this matter, and was to get his com • mission on the shares, When defendant wished the bill to be made out to Noah, I advised the gentleman to have a written undertaking, because I did not like the shifting. Defendant's present attorney called upon me about the business and I gave him information. Mr, Boucicault's bankruptcy considerably complicated matters. Defendant told me that he would pay his moiety of any charges in Change-alley. Plaintiff was re-examined upon the items in the bill of costs. When defendant presented the cheque he had never been applied to in reference to his own account for direct business. The charges were made out from a diary. Messrs. Valiance (defendant's attorneys) did nothing, but I communicated with them at defendant's request. When ever defendant met plaintiff they conferred together as to the steps to b 3 taken. At the conclusion of the plaintiff's evidence Mr. Jonathan Brandon was called to prove the retainer. The case is expected to last a considerable time. THAMES. HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Catherine Holmes, a woman of the town, and John Morgan, a young man, were charged with highway robbery. Henry Wyatt said—l live at No. 6, Upper Baker-street, Stepney, and am a carpenter. Last night I was walking through Whitechapel, a little after 11 o'clock. The female prisoner, and two other women, came up to me, and said " What are you going to treat us with." I said nothing; lam going home. I went into the Black Lion public house to light my pipe, and had a pint of beer. The female prisoner came in just after me, and I asked her to drink the remainder of it after I had drank a portion. I walked out of the publio.house and she followed me out and took my arm at the end of Turner-street, near the bank of the London Hospital, She spoke to two other woman, and directly afterwards turned round to me and made a snatch at my watch. She succeeded in taking it from my waistcoat pocket. I saw her and felt her d) it. I laid hold of her and stuck to her. The prosecutor was asked to explain what he meant by sticking to her. He said—l mean that I kept my eye upon her. She made a great effort to get away, and threw her shawl and bonnet on the pavement. While I was struggling with her the male prisoner came from the other side of the road, and said "What are you going to do with that woman ? " and tried to kick me, but he did not succeed. I then called" Police 1" and the police came directly, and I gave the female prisoner in charge, and held Morgan until another constable arrived, and he was secured. John M'Kay, a police constable, 414 K, said he heard the prosecutor calling for the police, and saw him struggling with the woman who accused him of taking liberties with her. The male prisoner was standing on one side, anct was about to move away. He took him into custody. He did net know Morgan, but he knew the woman Holmes, who was a prostitute living in Shadwell. There were half a dozen women of the same class about her when he came up. The back of the London Hospital was a secluded place, where many robberies had been committed. The prosecutor was recalled, and said, " My watch was fastened to a silver chain round my neck. It has been broken from th e swivel." The prisoners were remanded for a week, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE---This Day. EPSOM RACES.—Tins DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CITY AND SUBURBAN. Merry Hart (Morgan) 3 Bradamante (J. Grimshaw) Lord Burleigh Won by a length ; a head be ween second and third. Twenty-five ran. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Gatdevisure 1 Tennyson 2 Gontran Ten ran. INKERMAN PLATE. Prescription Alchymist : 2 Attraction: Eleven ran. TRIAL STAKES. Gemma Vivid Golden Dust Twelve ran. HEA.THCOTE PLATE Trumps .... .... Virginia Tailor Nine ran. LONDON BRIDGE STAKES. Jessie Verdure Village Belle Nine ran. 57 5) 3 5 82 E 4 104 105 101 3 / 4 104 i 0 1021 103 i 97 93 , rOLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - o.uov. p.o.Ja ad u 1.,, 1877-81 • lost 101 103 1)o. 6p. c. Feb. a Aug. 100 162 104 - I Do. 6p. 0.31ar. & Sept. 100 100 102 10 i Do. sp. c. Jan.&.July. 10i 89 01 - Do. 6 Inscribed stock 100 88 90 Ape G. Ll ope, 6 p 100 106 108 - j Do.Ap Oct.& 1880 100 110 112 - I Do. 1820 100 111 113 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891 10u 109 111 - Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 112 114 - (Mauritius 4 per cent lOO 106 108 - INatal Gov. is per cent 100 08 110 • ti. B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&Jul) 100 ',02 104 op. c.Ap. & W 101, - N. S. W. G ov. 5 p n 100 995 1005 - Do. sp. e.,18/1 tot ,'t 100 99 10, -- Do. d0.,1888 &upwds MI 99 100 901 - New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 100 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. - sterling, 1875 lOO 104 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO - b. Allti titip.e.lB76.& up lOO 109 111 Vic.Uov. 6 p.e. Ja.aJul) 100 - - _• Do. to s 0.0. An.aoot,.. 100 1085 1095 1085 . 1 BRITISH ---------- 2 cambrian Consol. Gold 1 5 Icl Amalgamated.. -- 36 S 7 -- ['even G. Cons. 'favist.; i 550 660 I , ;ast Bassett(lllogan,.. 30 675 725 oast Clogau Gold Ltd. - - - - East Caradon ...... 315 - I , .ast Cara Brea... ... . . 3.4.0 7 74 W 'Mussel (Tavistk.) 8.0.0 45 4$ - JGatia.e4St.AubynkGwen , 58; 10 11 - iG reat South T01gu5...., 17s 3 30 - G. \Vheal Vor (llelston' 40 34 36 318 \- Grenville . • *o6. 85 9 - 11er:4's-root 8.12 s 37 11ingston Downs 4.8.0 4 15 - Lady Bertha - Margaret (City Lelant un 19 21 11arke Valley.. 4 Iylyndy Iron Ore (Lim 2A 15 IC• - New Setun IC4I 8a 95 - • North Downs 4 15 2 Basset(lllo4an 3.1.0 2 25 tiorth Wheal Crotty ~ 2.6.9 41 51 t'ar Consols(St. Blaney rrovidenoe(Uuy Lelut.) 10.6.7 41 43 SouthCaradon(StCleer; 15 440 160 - S. Carn Brea (Illogan) - - B.Wheal Fran. (Mogan, 18.18.9 50 55 - Stray Park • 30.17.6 3 2 34 VaniarSilv.& Lead Min. - - - gin Crort 9 )8 19 • West Basset (Illogan) l5 10 11 - W radon (Liskeard) 5 20 22 - West Seton .. ... 475 215 '..25 - ‘Vhes 1 Basset is Buller(Redruth) 10 35 40 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 - - WhealLud. ott I 3.5.8 25 3 - Wheal MaryAnni s Men ) 8 131 145 - Wheal Beton 585 190 200 - Wheal Treiawney (Lis ) 7 21 24 - Wheal Union 3.17 1 25 28 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 4/ per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 102 j Great Western Orig. 4/ per cent. pl., 98} 9 London. Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 971 Midland 46 per cent. pf. stir. rd., HO/ Stockton and Darling - ton, B 6 per cent., 33i PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS Great Eastern, new 5 per cent., pf., 4/ LINES LEASED AP FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5i per cent., 124 Hull and Selby, 110 Loudon and Greenwich, 63 London, Tilbury, and bouthend, 100/ 1 Northern and Eastern 5 ner cent., 55 Shrewabury and Hereford,.l3s FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9/ Great Luxembourg, 11 Sambre and Meuse, 84 ban Paulo (Um.). gua. 7 per cent., 811 Ditto (all), 21 6 1 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 21/ FOItEIGN MINES. Cape Copper, Um., 131 Cobre Copper, 35 Fortuna thin.), ;it St. John del Rey (lim.), 46/ United Mexican (lice;, 6j• Yudananiutana of S. Australia, lim.,*_3l I JOINT-STOCK BANKS. &gra and United Service (Um.), 130 aanance 541 1 Anglo Austrian, 7,1 Anglo-Italian, limited, 6/ Australasia, Ditto, new, 48 Bank of Egypt, 291 Bank of London. 171 70 Bank of ctago, lim., 41 1 Bank of Queensland (lim), 21/ Bank of Wales, lira., 19, Breath In and Portuguese, lim., 9} 81 British and Californian, lim., 71 / British North American. 49 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 123 Chartered Bank of India. Australia, and Cuina, 43 1 Ditto, new, issued at 10 pm . 301 1 Chartered t.ler. of India, London, and China, 72 Consolidated Bank, lira., 113 1 Continental, lim., East London, lim., 81 Ditto, new, 73 8 t English and Irish (lim.), 173 1 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 22 3 , English and Swedish, lim., 131 European Bank, lira., 12 11 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 361 5/ Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., 18 1 Imperial Bank (lien.), 431 11 Litt°, new, 27 Imperial Ottoman, 19/ •1 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 41 1 London Bank of Scotland, lira., 19 London and Brazilian aim), el 601 London, Buenos Ayres. and River Plate, 531 3 4 London and Colonial (Ital.', 151 London and Comity, 64 3 London Joint Stock, 443 4 5 London and Northern (limo, 21 4 . 1 London and South African, 2 5 1 London and South American, lixtl., 91 MEAT IigIARXETS. 6-4:4c1; mutton , 3s 6d to supplied with meat, and the demand is somewhat heavy, hese markets are fairly :84s 6d; lamb, 6s Od to 6s 10d; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d; and N fo E l w lo G w A s T : _ . . ..E AND leef,LterAoDnElN3sitoAddLetLorna . pork, 3s 2d to 45 8d per 81bs by the carcase. SOUTIIA.LL, April 6.—Our market to-day was fairly sup plied with stock, yet the trade was inactive, at barely last s% eek' a prices:—Beet, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 6s Od ; lamb, as 4d to 7s 2d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ; veal, 4s 6d to 5s 2d ; ROMFORD, April 6.—Prime stock sold steadily at full quotations. Otherwise the tra e was in a sluggish state on rather lower terms. Beat', from 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; mutton, suckling calves, 16s to 20s; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 265; and milch cows, 3s an d lO p d o t r o k, 6 3 s s O 6 ol c i l t a o m 4 b s , 6 6 d s p 6 e d r t B o lb 7s B ; 2d £l4 103 to £lB each. nAy MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od , • clover, £4 Os to £5 103 Od ; and straw, £1 2s to £1 lOs per load. A moderate supply. , A CUMBERLAN D.--M(3810W hay, £ 0 off to £4los Od ; cl over , £4 Os to £5 10a Od ; and straw, £1 45 to £1 10 5 per loa d . 'Trade inactive. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4loa ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10a Od ; and straw, £1 2a to £1 10s per load, Slow trade. Bank of England Return,•--This Evening, An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Vi c t or i a , coafpA.3p2r,ii,forist6h4e:_ wee k ending on Wednesday, the 6th day ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ..,...£27.586,875 Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 12,936,875 Silver Bullion £27,556,875 £27,586,875 nils Kivu D oprietors' Capi tal £14, 553. 079 Re5t Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis mis stoners of N a tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 0.816,80 Other Deposits 15,343, 299 Seven Day and other Bills 525,601 EPARTBEENT. GOVerllnleut Secu rities tiucluding Dead 'CV eight A nnuity) X11,273,056 Other Securities 22,853,453 Notes Gold and Silver 679,88 8 Coin £41,390.0.32 I £41,390,052 MARSIIA.LL, Chief Cashier• April 7, 1361. SPANISH CREDIT, La libertad, Madrid newspaper, of the 27th of March, in some remarks on Spanish Credit in Europe, states as follows : Some newspapers have complained of our saying that the name of Spain is in the Stock-Exchange of London posted between the insolvent countries on a board, and they add that Government has answered to this reproach in paying to England a claim put forward during the Morocco war. We shall never boast of having paid such or such debts in such occasion. To pay to those who demand what is due to them is one of the most simple and common acts of human life and of nations. England pressed us in a difficult moment and in accordance with her tendency, and we paid her without delay. As we have had no merit in paying, it will be infinitely more decorous, and we shall exercise more patriotism, in saying nothing about it. We have also paid the French Government, and the country has never murmured, and has never boasted of having paid, though this debt was the fruits of the slavery of 1823. From all this a great truth comes out against our Government — it is that we have paid the Governments who have other means to expose us than placing us among the insolvents,and we have not paid our home and foreign creditors,who do not possess coercive powers. Shall we conceal from the country generous, and loyal, the shameful situation in which she is in all the markets of Europe ? Shall we not put before her the follies of the Government, their inactivity, or their in• difference? All the markets of Europe are absolutely closed to Spanish credit, to Spain at a time when she pays her other debts with the greatest punctuality, and when she makes especial efforts for her material credit. The Paris market is equally closed. Paris, which opened her coffers and has given us 1,200,000,000 f. which came to vivify our country. How, then, is it only a question of the board of the London Stock Exchange ? Are our Governments right against the whole world, or is the world right against our Governments, which, as guardians of the interests of the country, have prevented its development? Let them grapple promptly w ith the question. Let them name a commission com posed of influential men of all parties, who will hear the complaints we receive from the English, the Dutch, the Germans, the French, and the Spaniards. Let them settle what ought to be settled, and, instead of bragging and re sisting single individuals, who have not the means to de fend their injured interests, put a stop for ever to these in terminable reclamation& 'We shall always know how to make an honourable distinction between the country and her bad Government. The country, without sharing in any part the weight of the mistakes of the Government, is suffering for it. It will be always useful to protest, in order to bring her out of a position which degrades us in the face of Europe. The best way to fulful our mission is to tell to the country the truth, and to say to the Government, " Rise to the noble instincts of the nation ; take care of its reputation, and, without delay, and with every means, glow to the world that you don't deserve to be reproached. LIVERPOOL RIVER POLICE.—At a meeting of the Liverpool Town-Council yesterday it was agreed to sanction the appointment of an organised river police, with a view to suppress the crimping system on the Mersey. The town clerk was also authorised to employ assistance in the pre paration of a draught of a bill for consolidating and amend ing the !flunicipal Corporation Acts. 63 61 83 35 SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. THE BOMBARDMENT OF SONDERBURG. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY drew the attention of the noble earl the Secretary of Foreign Affeirs to the tele gram stating that Sonderburg had been bombarded by the Prussians without any previous knowledge to the inhabi tants. He could not say the statement was: true. He hoped it was not, but if it was, it was one of the most out rageous acts ever perpetrated, not only in civilized, but un civilzed nations. He trusted that if such was likely to be repeated, the British fleet would be at once despatched to put a stop to such cowardly and most terrible atrocities. Earl RUSSELL said he had seen the telegram, and he had taken steps to know whether it was true. In the course of a few days he should be in the possession of correct in formation, and until that time he must defer giving any opinion on the subject. DENMARK. Earl GREY asked the noble lord whether, when the noble lord, not now in his place, brought forward his motion with respect to Denmark, he would take the same objection to a discussion on the subject, similar to that he did previous to the Easter holideys, and whether he would object to a discussion being taken in the early part of the correspondence on the subject that had been laid on the table. Earl RUSSELL said he could not now say that papers were to be laid on the table or negotiations were now going on, because all the Powers had agreed to a conference. He should not object to a discussion, neither did ho think it desirable to separate the correspondence in order that different parts of it might be separately aiscussed. THE LEASES AND SALE? OF LETTERED ESTATES ACT. ENCLOSURE OF HAMP STEAD-HEATH. I.lrd C RAN W ORTH moved the second reading of this bill, which he said was merely for the purpose of improving an act of Parliament passed some eight years ago, which enabled certain estates to be improved by granting building leases. The Earl of MALMESBURY approved of the bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR also thought the bill would simplify matters which now were left in doubt by the former bill. The bill was read a second time. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Finchley, Willes den, and Acton Railway—Haslingden and Rawtenstall Water—and Land Securities Company. The order for committing the Colne Fishery Bill was read and discharged, and the bill was withdrawn. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. BRAND a writ was ordered to issue for the election of a member for Fyfe, in the room of Mr. James Erskine Wemyss, deceased. BREECH-LOADING RIFLES. Mr. ONSLO W naked the Under Secretary of State for War, whether his attention has been called to the vast superiority of the Prussian breech -loading rifles in the Danish campaign, as described in the letter of the Times' correspondentf torn Sonderburg The Marquis of HARTINGTON said he had no reason to believe that the breech•loading rifles in question were superior to those given out to our own army, and it was necessary to give the latter a fair trial. THE BUDGET. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to make his financial statement. The right hon. gentleman having adverted to the circumstances of the past and preceding financial years, said that the ex expenditure of the past year was £67,749,000 on ordinary matters, but it was increased to £68,286,000 in consequence of the war in New Zealand. A sum of £16,469,000 had been voted for the army expenditure was £15,469,000, but notwithstanding the war referred to the actual disburse-. ments were only £14,638,000. For the navy the vote was £10,736,000, bat the expenditure was less. Having referred to other items of expenditure, he said that the actual reduction effected in the total disbursement for the public service was £640,000. The balance of income over expen diture for the past year was £3,152,000, but deducting the expenses of fortifications and other outlays reduced the surplus to £2,037,000. The right hon. gentleman then referred in detail to the other sources of income, in cluding Customs, to show that there was an appreciable improvement in the prosperity of the country, as demon strated by these reliable indicia of the condition of the com munity. He contended that contrasting the finances and expenditure of the past and present financial year there were unquestionable proofs of the growth of the revenue of the country. In support of his position the right hon, gentleman referred to the past revenues from 1861 to the present year, to show that, notwithstanding the important remissions of duties, therahad been an increase of £5,110,000, and that the national income had increased by inherent vigour at the rate of £1,000,000 a year from 1859 and 1860. With regard to the national debt, which now amounted to £791,794,000, which showed an actual reduction, which, however, would leave an annual demand of £26,000,000 to £26,500,600 a year. He also entered into retrospect of the last three years to show that, notwithstanding the dis tress that had arisen in a certain branch of the national industry, there was a manifest improvemen in the material condition of the industrial portion of the population. Ho deduced the conclusion from these facts that England showed she was the great champion of peace, not only for her own selfish interests, but for the benefit of the human race. He appealed to past and present experi ence to prove that free trade legislation in this country had been followed by augmentation of income. He cited various statistics in support of this proposition. He admitted that the paper manufacture was depressed by circumstances, but these circumstances had no reference to the remission of this duty, and there had been an increase in the number of papermakers since that remission, from which he in ferred that protection had a paralysing and freedom in trade, an invigorating effect on this particular branch of manufacture. He denied that the papermakers were dependent on foreign legislation in regard to the duty on rags, but on their own', resources, and he thought it right to state that the Emperor of the French proposed to make a remission on the duty on rags. With reference to the receipts from the the duty on spirits, from which one-fifth of the whole revenue was raised by the course of legislation which had been pursued, Notwithstanding depressing circum stances in this country and in Ireland, there was an increase during the past year of £828,000. It was proved that there was a great improvement in the national taste which had taken the direction of a mild and healthful spirit instead of one of a more ardent and injurious spirit, while there was an increase in the export of distilled spirits from this country. The consumption of foreign wine had risen from 1859 about 2,0)0,000 gallons, being at present 10,634,000 gallons. (Hear, hear.) The legislation on tobacco had a most beneficial effect, instead of the reverse, and reduced smuggling. The duty from tobacco had risen to £295,000. (Hear, hear.) Having adverted to the improvement on the conti nent as regarded the exportation of articles of utility to this country. There was of course a continuance of a large amount of pauperim in this country, but it was very much decreased. There was an increase from the funded debt The charges on the consolidated fund amounted to £1,930,00. The estimates for the army for the year were £14,844,00 0 , for the navy £10,432,000, while the disbursements in regard to miscellaneous estimates making a total of expenditure of amoun ted to £7,628,00 0 , £66,890,0e0. The income for the past year from customs was £23,163,000 from Excise £18,030,000 stamps £9,320,000 t a xes £3,350,000, from jam:: tax £8,600,000, from the post-office £3,950,000, from Crown lands £2,250,000, from miscellaneous sources, £600,0000, making a total of £69,460,000, white left a balance of income over expenditure of £2,Boo,ooo—Chear, hear, and ch2ers)— from which there was to be made a deduction for the re served fund of £80,003. He proposed to alter the duty on corn from ls. per quarter to 3d, per 1001 b, which would be found to have a beneficial operation. (LEFT SPEAIittNG.) FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 8 O'CLOCK. THE BUDGET. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in conti. nuation, said—lt had been represented to the Government that a change would be beneficial in the way of levying the duty on corn, but he was opposed to any alteration in the mode at present in existence. He proposed a change in the duty on licenses to sell tea in the rural hstriets from lls. 6d. to 2s. 6d., which would occasion a loss to th., revenue of £10,0..0. The duty on hawkers' licences having two horses would be reduced to £4. He next proposed to equalize the stamp duties payable on entry in the ecclesiastical benefices under £3OO to about £5, still fur ther diminishing gradually. The duties on proxies for voting at joint stock companies, he proposed to reduce from 6d. to ld., and there would be a reduction of the duty on letters of attorney for recovering money. He proposed to legalise the operations on marine insur ances on the payment of a shilling stamr, and also to extend to magistrates further powers with respect to the licensing of refreshment houses. He did not intend to deal with the taxation o f c h ar i t i es, b ut inquiries were making with respect to future ac ti on . Wi t h r d e u g t a te r s d s t t o e the u df r disposal e r o ft consideration.he surpl n At present th ere wass he thou g ht t h e sugar a classified duty on sugar, bat that mode he considered not the most beneficial system. There were other circum stances which induced him to devote the largest portion of the surplus to the reduction of the duty derivable from sugar. (Hear, hear.) There were three or four ways of dealing with the subject, but after great consideratio n he had come to the conclusion that the most beneficial way of proceeding was to adopt that which would least interfere with the natural course of trade. (Hear, hear.) The present duty on sugar is distributed into four classes. The change he proposed was that instead of the present duty derivable on refined sugar, which was 18s 4d, he proposed a duty of 12s 10d. Upon second class sugar, which at present paid 16s, he proposed for the future it should be lls Bd. Third class, which at present paid 13s 10J, he proposed should be lOs 61 The fourth class, which at present paid 12s. Bd., would for the future pay 9s. 4d., and he also proposed the creation of a new class under which sugar not under Dutch number 6 should be admitted upon the payment of a duty of 82. 2d. These reductions would reduce the sugar ls. per cwt, lower than it had ever been. This alteration would cause a great diminution in the revenue, and the surplus would be re duced to £1,250,000. Addressing himself to the malt tax, he asked the house if they would allow him to appropriate the remainder of the surplus to that object. The honour able gentleman proceeded with great miuuteness to deal with the arguments for and against such a proposition, and said the Government had come to the conclusion not to devote any of the surplus to the reduction of the malt tax. Having given a short review of the im position of the income tax, the hon. gentleman proceeded to comment on the rough and uneven manner in which it acted. The relief given last year was important, but the tax in his opinion still pressed heavily upon small and non-elastic incomes, and on every occasion it was but justice that when the finances of the country ad mitted, that tax, which was of such immense importance in times of pressure, should always stand promi nently forward when reduction of taxation was under consideration. (Hear, hear.) His belief was, from long experience, that the existence of the income tax as a permanent tax was inconsistent with the achievement of a judicious publio economy. The proposition he had to make to the house was to take a penny in the pound off the income tax—(hear, hear)—which would make the tax payable of 64. in the pound. Adverting to the fire insurance duty, the hon. gentleman said the Government would not think of any large reduction of that duty, and he hoped the committee would not ask that such should be made in preference to the reductions he had already annneunced. What we proposed was to reduce the present fire insurance upon stock in trade from 3s. to one-half its pre sent amount, ♦iz., Is. 6d, The total remission of duty was £3,640,000, which left a balance in favour of the £238,000. The hon. gentleman then, after a few other remarks, resumed his seat—his statement, which was listened to with the greatest attention, having occupied exactly three hours. GENERAL GARIBALDI, GARIBALDI'S VISIT TO LONDON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Allow us to inform the public through your columns that Garibaldi's arrival is positively fixed for Monday next, at Nine Elms station, at 2.20 p.m.—We are, sir, yours respectfully, JOHN RICHARDSON, Hon. JOHN It, TAYLOR, 1 t Secs. London Tavern, April 6. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME. The following is the official programme of the proceedings on the arrival of Garibaldi in London on Monday next, adopted by the various committees last evening : General Garibaldi, who will arrive at the Nine Elms station of the South-Western Railway at half-past two o'clock in the afternoon of Monday, April 11, will be there . received by the City, Italian, and Working Men's Cem mittees, and conducted to a platform prepared for the occasion. He will then be presented with addresses by deputations from the three committees, after which he will enter a carriage provided for the occasion by his Grace the Duke of Sutherland. In the meantime the procession will be formed in the Wandsworth-road, and will march put the carriage containing the general, which, with the other carriages containing his friends and the members of the committees, will then fall into the rear. The procession will then take the following route :—From Wandsworth road into Miles-street, through Bond-street into New Bridge-street, and thence along Tipper Kennington-lane, Kennington-road, Westminster-bridge-road, Westminster bridge, Parliament-street, Charing-cross, and Pall-mall, to Stafford House, arriving at which Garibaldi will then alight, and be received by the Duke of Sutherland. The procession will then pass by the east side of Stafford House into St. James's-park, where it will break up. All organised bodies taking part in the procession will be expected to be on the ground by hall-past two o'clock at the latest, and will be marshalled into place by properly appointed persons in the order of their arrival. On the arrival of the train containing the general the band stationed on the platform will play the Garibaldi Hymn. Admission to the station and platform can be obtained only by tickets. Two tickets will be issued, on applica tion, to any subscriber to the Demonstration and Testimo nial Fund of one guinea up to Friday night inclusive, and after that date up to Monday morning, twelve o'clock, ono ticket only to every subscriber of one guinea. A certain number of tickets will be reserved for the members of the committees. Tickets may be obtained of the secretaries of the City Committee, at the London Tavern, or at 30, Bishopsgate-street; or of the Secretary of the Working Men's Committee, at the office of the 13echive newspaper, 10, Bolt-coUrt, Fleet-street. By order of the committees. JOHN RICHARDSON, JOHN ROBERT TAYLOR, Hon. Secretaries of City Committee. ROBERT HARTWELL. Hon. Secretary of Working Men's Committee. April 6. The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone entertained the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, Count Strzlecki, Baron Meyer de Rothschild, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Emily Peel, the Attorney-General and Lady Laura Palmer, Hon. Henry Brand, M.P., and Mrs. Brand, Lord Frederick Cavendish, Hon. Lucy Lyttelten, Mr. Stansfeld, &c., at dinner last evening, at their residence, on Carlton-house terrace. Mrs. Gladstone subsequently had an assembly. Mr. Chichester Fortescue, M.P., Under Secre tarybCohue e l o . A ET of State for the Colonie s , h as b een appo i n t e d a Majesty'smem besrofrheßrTy Most OBVIOUS H onourable soEuQrattlelni Privy SEQUITUR.—The Council. A condemnation of Mazzini by the French tribunals is considered at Vien na t o b e a bl ow di rec t e d aga i nst th e English Government. Indeed the thing looks now ea tremely piquant. By th e French law M azz i n i i s no w a convicted criminal, from which fact no other logical: de duction can be drawn but that the greater admirer of the convicted culprit, Mr. Stansfeld, must needs share in this conviction ; and as Lord Palmerston has taken this friend of Mazzini under his protecting wing, Idefy any body to prove the contrary to this clear and logical sequence. — Austrian Correspondent of a Morning Contemporary. So VERY LIKELY ! —The resignation of Mr. Stans feld, says the Parisian correspondent of one of our morning contemporaries, has been a prominent topic of con versation to-day, and the general impression seems to Le that the hon. Member's withdrawal in extremes wi ll not con tribute to avert the fate which hangs ove r the Cab i net. The btansfeld- Mazzini business was but a s mall item in . a large account, the last feather which turned the scale against the overladen Ministerial camel. It i s not thought like') that the Cabinet will be able to weather the " Conference," and that their singular proposal to dispense with a basis and an armistice will compel them to fight with , out a leg to stand on. Indeed, &report was c urrent this afternoon that, in a fit of extraordinary consciousnessof what awaits th em , • t d popular just we Majesty's advisers had anttetpa e .j we and the verdict of Parliament by spontaneously reslgntng ; and although the repor t was nut confirmed, yet it obtained a degree of currency sufficient to show how thoroughly the public are fully prep ared for a chan g e i n the occupan ts of the Treasury bench. The course of exchange at New York on London lorbille ct 60 days' sight is 1772 to 1781 per cent., and the premium on mo ld is about 63 ; p ercen t. At theae rates there is no prott on' the importation:of gold from the 'Crated States. I I I P